With that line-up, it'll be well worth checking out in my opinion. I always thought the ZPZ project should have been an "alumni" oriented affair from the get-go. Granted, the musicians DZ put together were/are competent players. I guess there will always be two camps in this....those who see it as a cheesy gimmick, and those who will dig it.

I'm curious enough to check it out based on who they have onboard. If it works, hopefully the other alumni who either backed-out of being a part of it and those who who haven't been mentioned that still tour (Denny, Ike, Adrian, Chad, Fowler Bros, Ruth ect) will join in.

It seems a risky proposition if it ends up being lame, so expectations will be very high.

As long as they keep releasing sets like Halloween '77 and the Roxy box, I'm in.

Frank Zappa will be joining Mothers of Invention on their Bizarre World tour as a hologramBy Rutger RosenborgPublished at 1:45 PM PST on Feb 10, 2018

Frank Zappa, Ahoy, Rotterdam, 24-5-1980, Foto Rob Verhorst

It looks like we're inching nearer and nearer to immortality every day.

According to a recent Rolling Stone article, Frank Zappa will be joining Mothers of Invention on their Bizarre World tour ... as a hologram.

The tour is slated to kick off later this year and will feature guitarists Ray White and Mike Keneally, bassist Scott Thunes, multi-instrumentalist Robert Martin and drummer Joe Travers as the core touring band, in addition to special appearances by Steve Vai, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Ian Underwood and more.

Fear not if you think it would be against the late avant-garde guitar virtuoso wishes, because according to his son and Zappa Family Trust co-trustee Ahmet Zappa, Frank would be all about it.

"'As a futurist, and hologram enthusiast, Frank fearlessly broke through boundary after boundary as an artist and in honoring his indomitable spirit we're about to do it again, 25 years after his passing,'" Ahmet said. "'On a personal note, I feel like I am finishing something my father started years ago.'"

While he might not be the first musician to achieve holographic immortality, it's safe to say he's the first San Diegan who has. Frank lived everywhere from East County to the beach, having attended both Grossmont High School and also Mission Bay High School. It's just a good thing he was expelled from the latter for his shenanigans.

It has just come to my attention the advertisement circulating for the proposed FRANK ZAPPA Hologram Tour, states my name as a guest. As I have not consented, or given any commitment, this disclaims any involvement whatsoever. Thank you, Vinnie COLAIUTA. Please feel free to share.

“I don't care whether I'm remembered. As a matter of fact, there's a lot of people who would like to forget about me as soon as possible, and I'm on their side! You know? Just ... hurry up and get it over with."- FZ

Hmm...let's see if I understand this? There's a hologram of FZ onstage. Does it play pre-recorded guitar solosand a live band backs that? Or is this hologram thingy just there and doesn't do anything, while a live bandplays? Whatever it is, I'm going to skip this.

The Orange County Lumber Truck has it right... ...I'm no Hologram advocate but I just don't get the resistance to seeing our favorite musicians on stage together again, what ever it takes to get them there...great, if the hologram rocks...great...

Someone made a sarcastic jab at him yesterday about dumping Frank for Bowie and Adrian addressed it with two replies, however the comments appear to be removed today.

According to someone on Prog Ears, there really is a "Celebrating David Bowie" tour in the works for next year, with Adrian named as a participant. I didn't see anything about a hologram Bowie, though.

Yeah, when I bought tix for Chicago, I thought AB would be part of the show. Then in December I noticed that they added an asterisk next to his name saying European leg only. Now, there are no more European shows, so he's removed altogether.

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I’m glad I didn’t bite on this one. The show I would have gone to is coming up soon. Adrian was the biggest reason I would have gone. I was also interested in Angelo Moore’s contribution and he’s also no longer listed.

I’m glad I didn’t bite on this one. The show I would have gone to is coming up soon. Adrian was the biggest reason I would have gone. I was also interested in Angelo Moore’s contribution and he’s also no longer listed.

Yeah, in hindsight I wouldn't have gotten tix. There were several good tunes and several cringe-worthy ones. Interesting that they did a mellow Heroes. Still, it was my Birthday and we went with friends, so we had fun. I thought the crowd would've been more wild, but it was mostly old n sedate.

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“I don't care whether I'm remembered. As a matter of fact, there's a lot of people who would like to forget about me as soon as possible, and I'm on their side! You know? Just ... hurry up and get it over with."- FZ

That's why he built that vault and saved everything he every recorded and every interview, etc. Yes I know he said that, but he was quite the contrarian, even with himself.

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